Rv Lv 26II
Judith Jesch (ed.) 2009, ‘Rǫgnvaldr jarl Kali Kolsson, Lausavísur 26’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 603-4.
Gekk ‘went’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
á ‘onto’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
drómund ‘dromon’
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drómundr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): dromon
notes
[1] drómund ‘dromon’: See Note to st. 24/4.
døkkvan ‘the dark’
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døkkr (adj.; °-van; compar. -vari/-ari/-ri, superl. -vastr/-astr): dark
drengr ‘the warrior’
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drengr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir, gen. -ja): man, warrior
réð ‘went’
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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
til ‘for’
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til (prep.): to
fengjar ‘loot’
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fengr (noun m.; °-jar/-s, dat. -/-i): loot
upp ‘up’
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upp (adv.): up
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
œrnu ‘sufficient’
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1. ǫrn (noun m.; °arnar, dat. erni; ernir, acc. ǫrnu): eagle
kappi ‘valour’
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1. kappi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): champion
Auðun ‘Auðun’
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Auðun (noun m.): Auðun
fyrstr ‘first’
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fyrstr (num. ordinal): first
inn ‘inn’
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2. inn (art.): the
rauði ‘rauði (‘the Red’)’
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rauði (noun m.; °-a): the red
Þar ‘there’
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þar (adv.): there
nôðu ‘were able’
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1. ná (verb): reach, get, manage
vér ‘We’
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vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our
þjóðar ‘of the army’
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þjóð (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): people
hefr ‘has’
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hafa (verb): have
aldar ‘of men’
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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age
goð ‘the God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
valdit ‘caused’
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valda (verb): cause
bolr ‘trunk’
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bolr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; dat. -um): trunk, torso
fellr ‘falls’
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falla (verb): fall
blár ‘the black’
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blár (adj.): black
á ‘onto’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
þiljur ‘the planking’
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1. þilja (noun f.; °-u; -ur): planking, decking
blóði ‘in the blood’
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blóð (noun n.; °-s): blood
at ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
rjóða ‘redden’
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rjóða (verb): to redden
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In discussions after the battle, there is disagreement about who boarded the dromon first. Some felt it would be foolish for them not to all tell the same story about the great event, so it is agreed that Rǫgnvaldr should pronounce on the matter.
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